Uncle Luke's Games

Monday, 12 November 2012

Always been a big fan of the Jump Smokers I’m into more of the hip-hop scene in the Chi… But these guys and Krewella have been reppin the electro side for sure. Haven’t posted a track from the Smokers in a while. Here you go. HEYYYYY WE WANNA PARTY. Yeah I do. Let’s go. Weekend banger. Vocal assistance from Jamie Drastik.

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

Today in Florida news, former 2 Live Crew member Luther Campbell recieved permission from the state to serve as the defensive coordinator at Miami Northwestern High School. This is news today because it’s been a slow news day! Campbell already had a temporary permit from the state, however today he will now be known for as long as he abides by therulesas Coach Luke.

The “rules” however are much different then the ones your creepy friend’s dad gets to coach an AYSO team. He must complete ethics classes, notify the state if he gets involved in the adult entertainment industry, and provide proof that he has made child support payments.

So that is that. If he does not promote porn or open a strip club and he pays his child support, he can coach young adults in America’s most ethical game: football. Let’s hope his tenure at the school is much more successful then his run for mayor of Miami.

Friday, 17 August 2012

“You can do that lil’ set me up in the studio shit in New York, but in California nigga, that’s where the G’s ride.”

The Internet can take a person to the strangest and most ironic corners if they actually allow it. So imagine my enjoyment, shock and surprise upon landing on this vintage Uncle Luke and Tupac interview. While the clip features Pac revealing the thought process behind Euthanasia – the original title for what would become All Eyez On Me – and the expected shots at Faith Evans, The Notorious B.I.G. and Bad Boy, the painful and haunting moments resonate when Afeni’s iconic offspring speaks on his Quad Studios shooting in 1994 and bulletproof vest. Loaded off Hennessy and Coke, Tupac (alongside the late Johnny J) infamously boasts while showing off his protective gear, “I got shot five times and ain’t nare bullet go in my chest. These shits ain’t no good.”

Following Luke’s assertion he had no need for bulletproof vests, Shakur’s prophetic answer of him not wanting “niggas to switch up on me” is a vexatious reminder of what would fall in his lap not even a year later. Particularly during the second half of his career, this was the Tupac the media came to know and antagonize, which, in all honesty, was apart of his Gemini personality; the cocky, ignorant, loud-mouthed loose cannon who lived life in the fast lane. Even today, nearly 16 years to the month of his murder, Pac’s ability gravitate between compassionate, to venomous and back to compassionate again remains his calling card. Pac’s time with Luke here was just as much who he was as, say, “I Ain’t Mad At Cha.”

Hindsight is 20/20, but the question of what if Pac decided to wear that same vest the night of September 7, 1996, remains an indelible black cloud on the genre and generation he helped revolutionize.

Friday, 6 July 2012

Before Pitbull became the international superstar that he is today he was just like every other rapper looking for his big break. Here is some lost footage of Pit on Uncle Luke’s ‘Something Nasty’ tour in 2001 spitting some freestyle bars.
http://www.themathhattan.com/2012/07/05/footage-of-pitbull-freestyling-in-2001-on-uncle-lukes-something-nasty-tour-video/#more-34951